On December 3, Vitebsk /Olga Bogacheva - BELTA/. Open Joint Stock Company "Vitebsk Fruit and Vegetable Processing Plant" plans to master the production of heat-stable fillings for confectionery industry enterprises in 2013, the general director of the enterprise Rostislav Goshko told a BELTA correspondent. The project cost is 800 thousand euros. Its implementation has already begun. In particular, a tender has been held, and an Italian enterprise has been identified as the manufacturer and supplier of the necessary technological equipment. "Innovative import-substituting products with high added value, in demand by all confectionery industry enterprises, will be produced on it," Rostislav Goshko emphasized. Among other innovations of a similar nature in 2013 are also children's teas made from herbal infusions. The enterprise intends to produce infusions from fennel, chamomile, dill, and other herbs beneficial for babies. "I am sure that this product will be to the liking of babies and will definitely be in demand by their parents," the general director noted, adding that Vitebsk Fruit and Vegetable Processing Plant had foreseen the possibility of producing teas in advance during the reconstruction of the baby food production workshop with the addition of new equipment. Thus, tanks for the production of herbal infusions were installed with a total single storage capacity of 4.5 tons. For January-October, the plant produced products worth about Br40 billion. Over 1 thousand tons of baby fruit and vegetable food (127% compared to the same period last year) and about 2.2 thousand tons of general-purpose canned goods (corresponding to the 2011 level) were produced. Products worth almost $300 thousand were supplied to Russia, Ukraine, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan. The material intensity indicator for 10 months was minus 2%, and energy saving was minus 6%. Sales profitability reached 21%. Vitebsk Fruit and Vegetable Processing Plant was incorporated in 2008. The assortment includes over 100 types of canned goods. Currently, the enterprise's raw material processing capacity (meat, vegetables, and fish) is 750 kg per shift. The enterprise also includes the agricultural enterprise "Radunskoye," which is the plant's own raw material base. -0-

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